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As the growing body of research affirms, resilience in aging is a multidimensional concept influenced by demographics, social support and connectedness, health status, psychological factors, and material resources. Most, if not all, of these factors are profoundly shaped by the social, cultural, and physical environments in which older adults live.
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Netherland, J., Finkelstein, R., Gardner, P. (2011). The Age-Friendly New York City Project: An Environmental Intervention to Increase Aging Resilience. In: Resnick, B., Gwyther, L., Roberto, K. (eds) Resilience in Aging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0232-0_18
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